Divine Songs for Children ‎#III

III. Praise to God for our Redemtion by Jesus Christ

Blest be the goodness and the power,
The wisdom and the grace,
Which joined in counsel to restore,
And save a ruined race.

Our father ate forbidden fruit,
And from his glory fell;
And we, his children, thus were brought
to death, and near to hell.

Blest be the Lord, who sent his Son,
His mercy to display;
To make his glorious Gospel known,
And point to heaven the way.

Freely he died for us, that we
Might live in bliss above;
And there enjoy, eternally,
The blessings of his love.

Behold him rising from the grave,
Behold him raised on high;
He pleads his merits there, to save
Transgressors doomed to die.

There on a glorious throne he reigns,
And by his power divine,
Redeems us from the slavish chains
Of Satan and of sin.

Thence Jesus will to judgment come,
And with a sovereign voice
Will call, and break up every tomb,
While waking saints rejoice.

O may I then with joy appear
Before the Judge's face;
And with the blest assembly there
Sing God's redeeming grace!

Text Information

• First Line: Blest be the goodness and the power
• Title: Praise to God for our Redemtion by Jesus Christ
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1827
• Notes: Public Domain.

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